Description
Summary
This is a project manager role responsible for managing cross country projects involving the use of, development and implementation of information systems and technology to meet identified business needs. The ideal candidate needs to have a strong project management background, show proficiency managing a group of IT professionals and all ranges of business stakeholders.
Skills/Experience
- University education (BS/BA level) or higher required.
- Strong project management background with minimum 5 years' experience of managing business solutions projects.
- 3-5 years hands on experience on project financial management and IT vendor management required.
- Minimum 5 years' experience on Project Management methodologies, PMP, Prince2, etc.
- PMP certification of benefit, but not essential.
- Geographically mobile, willing to travel across Europe as required for the projects.
- Business-level proficiency in English in mandatory.
- The ability to use automated tools to assist in the project management process eg Microsoft Project, HP PPM is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Takes responsibility for the definition, documentation and execution of multiple medium sized projects or single large projects
- Ensure that all activities comply with relevant Operating model procedures, including Service Management, Project Lifecycle Methodology (PLM) and Global Control Standards
- Stakeholder engagemennt
- Provides leadership to project teams (Infrastructure Analysts, Solution Designers, and Service Delivery etc.), ensuring that stretching business objectives are set and achieved and that people objectives are fully supported.
- Coaches and mentors project teams, and perform Project On-Board and side by side coaching with new contractors and employees.
- Ensures that projects are closed out and where appropriate, subsequently reviewed, and that lessons learned are captured and actioned. Produces appropriate documentation to support these processes.
- Reports and maintains key information on the current status of all projects and provides project visibility to Region/Sector business and BIS management and PMO teams in a common and consistent manner